Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-04-21
AStrsnge Animal.

A Hammonton, n. j.. cores pondent Of
the Philadelphia Times writes: Peter
Rolctter, who lives three miles below this
own, on the Camden and Atlantic rail
road, while out on a hunting trip yester-
day captured after hard fight, an ANNA
that in appearance combine the qualities
of the rhiaoceros, the porcuphne, and the
South Jersey razor backed hog.
Mr. Peter Rolett.r, locally known as
Pete Relette, is young man and has the
personal supervision of mis- fathers farm
at De Costa, three miles below here. When
ever Pete tires of wrestling the shovel
or hoe, becomes weary OF the cumber-
some hand pillow or grows disguised at
welding the ohopping ax at the wood
pile, he grabs his CUP, and, together
with his dogs, delves the deep solitude OF
the Jersey forest in search of game. It
makes no difference to Pete whether it
is gaming season or not, for once IN the
shadows of the forest 1t would puzzle the
wits OF ell the game officers or law offices
to come within sight OF him.
Yesterday morning at sunrise he shook
of the cares and res possibilities OF his
fathers farm and, with his dogs and gun,
sought recreation in his fsyorite pastime.
About noon re crossed the Mays Land
ing road, abuDt eight or uine miles sou h
east of here, and made for Injuntown
branch. Before reaching the branch he
had to cross a low, hilly country filed with
scrub oaks and underbush known as the
Injuutown HILL Here in the sand mounds
that are digaifed by the name of the bills
is where Pete encountered mis- strange
and 5.ysge animal.
On entering the hills Pete's curiosity
was excited 10y hearing a peculiar grunt
OF a hog. and then again IL sounded
strange and unlike hogs grunt. Pete
proceeded TO investigate, and soon saw
the animal. The thick undorbush made
him mistake the creature for pig, and
dropping his gun, he took coil OF rope
from the pocket of his hunting ceat and
determined 10 capture IL and take it home
until the owner called tor it.
On drawing near, what was Pete's sur
prise to see the animal turn and make for
him. Then it was found it was no hog,
and he leg bailed it for his gun,
with the animal chasing him hard. The
creature was swifter on foot than Pete,
and long before he reached his gun he
vas oyertaken, and lively fight cnsued.
Pete was tripped and thrown to the
ground, and there was mingled mass
of strange wild animal and frightened hu-
mainly wiggling around :he brush aud
disturbing the Jersey sand. With su-
perhman effort he succte ded in throwing
the animal from him, and regaining his
feet. Then. grabbing club or hickory
sti k, he succeeded ia knocking the animal
of its feet and, quickly placing his foot
on it's neck, he held it down, tied its feet
and thus the animal WAS placed hors du
combat.
The animal is a little larger than the
common razor back hog Its body, feet
and nose are shaped exactly like a pigs,
but instead of having hair or bristles it
ha, long, sharp quilts that differ from the
porcupine quilts from the fact that they
have barbed points. The nose is the On
" art of the animals head that resem-
bles the pig family, for the eyes and shape
of the head generally are greatly like the
rhinoceros, and large, wicked-looking
horn set above the nose, that gives the
creature the combined appearance OF the
rhinoceros, porcupine, and the domestic
hog.
Mr.. Roletter was badly used up in tn
fight with the animal. Besides being
badly scratched about this face AMI body
with the sharp, barbed quilts and badly
bitten on one OF his hands, he has reciev
ed very ugly wound from the horn or
his forehead.